Tag: Stayers Hurdle
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Gourmet dish off the menu as Hourigan hangs up the binoculars
“And Doran’s Pride’s a faller, Danoli hits the front, Danoli strikes the first blow for Ireland”. Peter O’Sullevan’s commentary from the back of the last home in the 1995 Sun Alliance (now RSA) Novices Hurdle. The day Danoli became ‘The People’s Champion. Even in terms of sport, it was a different world. Tom Foley’s stable…
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Sports Oddity
“This is Major Tom to Ground Control. I’m stepping through the doorAnd I’m floating in a most peculiar wayAnd the stars look very different today” David Bowie – Space Oddity You suspect there are quite a few sporting entities experiencing similar conundrums to Major Tom in recent days. Not least some of those in or…
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Selections for Navan – Nov. 13th 2022
11.45: FIREFOX (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 12.15: NATHANIELSDREAM – EW – (SEAN O’KEEFFE/TONY MARTIN) 12.45: FLAME BEARER (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 1.20: HERCULE DU SEUIL (ADRIAN HESKIN/GORDON ELLIOTT) 1.55: FLOORING PORTER (DANNY MULLINS/GAVIN CROMWELL) 2.30: FERNY HOLLOW (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 3.05: RODNEY BAY – EW – (JJ SLEVIN/JOE MURRAY) 3.40: FERMOYLE (PAT TAAFFE (7)/NOEL MEADE)
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McGrath in demand as Dons move breaks down
Athboy man Jamie McGrath is in big demand during the current transfer window. The midfielder began his professional career overseas with St Mirren having caught the eye of talent scouts with St Patrick’s Athletic and Dundalk. However, what appeared to be a ‘done deal’ move to Aberdeen fell through after the player – who became…